Self-governing clutch.



PATENTED JAN. 30, 1906.

R. E. WYNN.

SELF GOVERNING GLUTG'H. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1905.

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specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (Ian. 30, 1906.

1T0 all whmn it and concern:

Be it known thetl, ROBERT E. TVYNN, of

Indianapolis, county of lilarion, end State of .llO

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lndiana, have invented a certain new and 'useful Self-Governin Clutch; end I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like figures refer to like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide it compact, simple, sud effective self-governing clutch for use in connection with a shaft and.

pulley. 1

The chief feature of the invention consists in mountin on s sheft two oppositely-positioned clutr sshoes adapted to engage the in-' nerperiphery of a pulley under the action of springs and centrifugal fo'1'ce,e;nd combining t erevvithweights and springs connecting the weights with said clutch-shoes, so that under high speed said weights will reduce the pres sure of the clutch-shoes against the pulley.

In this arrangement the clutclrshoes end governing-weights revolve in a common plane through them, so-thet the centrifugal force acts on both the clutch-shoes and weights; but the weights are large enough under high speed to overcome the action of the springs and centrifugal force which tend to hold the shoes in engagement with the pulley. This and the other features of invention will be understood from. the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the pulley mounted on a. shaft, the shaft and belt being partly broken away. Fig. 2 is e central vertical section through the pulley, governor, and shaft. Fig. 3 is on end elevation of the pulley and governor, with the cover removed and showing b dotted lines the position of the governor d uring high speed.

The drawings herein show a. shaft 10, that is driven from a pulley l1, and the pulley is driven by belt I do not wish to be limited to the use of a belt or pulley driven by a belt, as the pulley may be otherwise driven. In fact, I do not wish to be limited to the particular driving and driven members herein, as the invention may be used in connection with eny driving and driven members.

The pulley is in the nature of a cylinder with one side closed and hevip. o hub 13, that A. cover 14 is secured by the screw 15 to the end of the shaft 10, said cover closing the other side of the pulley, so that the governor is inclose'd within the pulley and cover, whereby it is protected. from dirt and other interfering things. The cover 14 rotates with the shaft. This closed form of pulley, however, is not necessary to the action of the governor.

The governor consists of a square sleeve 20, secured on the shaft within the pulley by 9.

key or otherwise and having extending from it two opposite directions the rods 21, which at their outer ends are reduced to enter loosely round holes through. the clutchshoes 22. Between the clutch-shoes and the square sleeve there are spiral springs 23 end jam-nuts 2d, Therefore said'springs tend. to force the clutch shoes outward sgsinst the inner periphery of the pulley.

Centrifugal force has also the some effect on the ClllllOlL-SllOBS-dlflJIIGlY, to tend to maintain frictional engagement between the shoes and tligipulley-whereby power will be transmitte Tl from the pulley to the shaft, or the reverse. A pair of flat springs 25 are secured at each end to the side of the opposing clutcl1-shoes by screws 26. Weights 27 are secured to the bow-springs in the middle and on the'side opposite the shaft, so that high speed will cause said weights 27 to move outward toward the pulley into the dotted-line position, (shown in Fig. 3,) which will spread the sprin s 25 and'draw the clutch-shoes to ward eac. other against the action of the s rmgs23 and the centrifugal force acting on the brake-shoes, and thus reduce the pressure of the brake-shoes against the pulley, whereupon reduced speed of the shaft results. To do this, the weight 27 should be heavier than the brakeshoes, so. their centrifugsl force will overcome thatof the shoes and also the notion of the springs' Instead of the Springs 25 the governor-weights may be otherwise connected. with the clutch-shoes by any yielding or flexible mes-11's. Therefore in this particular construction the springs 23 and 25 conot in low speed, but in high speed they act within the pulley and can be covered and protected by the cover on the side of the put le What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination with a pulley and a shaft, of a self-governing clutch for transmitting power from one to the other consisting of oppositely-extending stems carried by the shaft, spring-actuated clutch-shoes slidably mounted on the stems and in engagement with the pulley, yielding means connecting said clutch-shoes, andweights secured to said, yielding means so that the weights under high speed will reduce the pressure of the clutch-shoes against the pulley.

2. The combination with a driving-pulley and a driven shaft of oppositely-extending governor-stems secured to the shaft, brake shoes slidably mounted on said stems, springs connect said brake-shoes, and aweight secured to the middle of each bow-spring re 'volving in a common plane.

3. The combination with a shaft of a pulley consisting of a rim, a hub loosely mounted on the shaft and nearer than the rim, a side plate secured to the rim and hub, a plate secured to the end of the'shaft andclosing the opening, and, a self governing clutch .gmounted on said'shaft and within said puloey.

In witness whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature'in the presence of the witnesses herein named.

ROBERT E. WYN. Witnesses:

V. H. Looxwdon. NpALLEMONG. 

